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Indian Butter Chicken

This easy Indian butter chicken recipe makes Indian food a synch! This creamy tomato sauce is similar to chicken tikka masala, but maybe even better!
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Indian Butter Chicken
Ingredients
14 INGREDIENTS
4 SERVINGS
Salt & Pepper
salt & pepper
Fresh Cilantro
fresh cilantro
for garnish
Chili Powder
1 tsp chili powder
Ground Cumin
1 tsp ground cumin
Yellow Onion
1 whole yellow onion
diced
Cayenne Pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Cream
2 cups cream
Garlic
3 cloves garlic
minced
Naan
naan
for serving
Tomato Sauce
1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
Garam Masala
3 tsp garam masala
Butter
6 tbsp butter
divided
Fresh Ginger
1 tbsp fresh ginger
Chicken Breasts
2 lbs chicken breasts
cut into 1" chunks
Directions
12 STEPS
10 min
PREP TIME
20 min
COOK TIME
30 min
TOTAL TIME
View Directions on The Kitchen Paper
Health Info
Macros
23g
CARBS
83g
FAT
54g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
MEDITERRANEAN
LOW CARB
Contains these allergens
MILK
WHEAT
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